s a n d w a t e r i n t o t h e g r o u n d t o e x t r a c t n a t u r a l g a s “ We a re l e s s f r i g h t e n e d o f j a i l c e l l s t h a n o f p o i s o n e d w a t e r, ” s a i d Pr o f S a n d r a St e i n g r a b e r, It h a c a C o l l e g e , e n v i r o n m e n t a l s t u d i e s a n d s c i e n c e s Re e d St e b e r g e r ’ 1 3 , a s t u -
“Today’s rally kicks off a week of 13 actions and trainings to prepare New Yorkers for civil disobedience.”
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d e n t c o o rd i n a t o r f o r t h e r a l l y, s a i d t h a t i f Cu o m o vo t e s i n f a vo r o f f r a c k i n g , p ro t e s t o r s a re p re p a re d t o t a k e a d d i t i o n a l a c t i o n “ To d a y ’ s r a l l y k i c k s o f f a we e k o f 1 3 a c t i o n s a n d t r a i n i n g s t o p re p a re Ne w Yo rk e
s h o u l d Gove r n o r Cu o m o d e c i d e t o a l l ow f r a c k i n g , ”
c l i m a t e s c i e n c e , a n d w i l l h a ve c o n s e q u e n c e s f o r e ve r yo n e i n o u r g e n e r at i o n w h o w i l l h a ve t o l i ve t h ro u g h m o re e x t re m e we a t h -
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Graduate Students Tackle
Collegetown Parking Woes
By KAITLYN KWAN Sun Staff Wr ter
Several students from the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs are helping to alleviate issues with parking in Collegetown
Students recommended among other suggestions lowering the p r i c e o f t h e p a rk i n g g a r a g e o n Dryden Road and creating more frequent service routes for the TCAT
b u s , a c c o rd i n g t o L a u r i e Mi l l e r, instructor of the capstone course
The City of Ithaca Department of Pl a n n i n g a n d Ec o n o m i c
Development reached out to the capstone class to provide recommendations on how to improve the parking situation
“The City will be able to use this information to guide their decisions when implementing ne w parking
practices, including new meters and pay systems in Collegetown,” Miller said
For the project, the students separated into four groups that each performed a different task addressing parking inventory and use, and conducting residential surveys, business surveys and stakeholder interviews, according to a press release
The work allowed them to update a City study from 2000 that surveyed residents and those in the surrounding area about their parking problems, according to a University press release
Henry McCaslin M P A ’13 said that when he worked on the parking inventor y, his group counted the number of parking spaces available in Collegetown Other groups, he said,
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Pipe Bursts, Flooding Synapsis
By CAROLYN KRUPSKI Sun Staff Writer
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Students Must Speak Out Against Hazing, Speaker Says
By DARA LEVY Sun Staff Wr ter
As a part of a presentation Thursday to new members of sororities and fraternities, Mike Dilbeck, founder and president of the Response Ability Project, encouraged Cornell students to speak up in dangerous situations
In h i s p re s e n t a t i o n , Di l b e c k t a l k e d about bystander inter vention, or being in a dangerous situation where you “wanted to inter vene and didn’t ”
Sp e a k i n
Dilbeck said that he became aware of bystander behavior around him when one of his close friends did nothing when Dilbeck was bullied in middle school
Dilbeck said that all of his stories relating to bullying, hazing, sexual violence, alcohol and dr ug
“ ever yday life” could be taking place on Cornell’s campus right now
said that the closing of the Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity at Cornell was not due to a medical amnesty call, but due to a longer histor y of hazing-related incidents
Apgar said that he does not use medical amnesty to target fraternities on campus Instead, he said, “[the medical amnesty policy] works, and we ’ re really committed to it
Students said that they benefited from Dilbeck’s talk, which they said was timely and relevant to the Cornell community
“Alth ou gh [Dilb e c k’s ] ow n pe rs onal
clichéd, the speech was impassionate and personal,” said Vikram Kejariwal ’16, a new member of the Delta Phi fraternity
Samantha Weisman ’15, who is a Sun Blogs writer and new member educator for
“[Dilbeck] wasn’t against the Greek system [He] stood for the principles of mutuality and brotherhood.”
He also noted that these types of behaviors are not limited just to Greek life, but could take place in all types of student organizations He added, however, that his information was important for members of the Greek community to hear because of recent chapter closings, h a z i n
within Cornell’s Greek life
Travis Apgar, associate dean of students for fraternity and sorority affairs, agreed with Dilbeck, saying that the presentation “could not be any more relevant to the campus culture and community at this time ”
Apgar said that the new member period should be an orientation rather than a pledging process
“[New members] should be welcomed on a process built on respect, ” he said
Apgar also reminded the audience of the importance of medical amnesty policy He
the Alpha Chi Omega sorority, said that she wished the talk had been taken more seriously
“I really think people can benefit from by s
“Much more often than not, sexual assault goes unreported, and bystanders really have the power to prevent this from occurring ”
Weisman also noted the importance of implementing such a program at Cornell
“I thought the idea behind it was great because I think bystander education is extremely necessar y, especially on our campus, ” she said
Kejariwal said that he had initially been skeptical of the talk and saw it as a formali t y Howe ve r, Ke r j a r i w a l s a i d t h a t a s
Dilbeck began his presentation, his doubt faded
“I was fascinated by the speaker’s acute
passion for the subject of responsibility and support He wasn ’ t against the Greek system, but rather, stood for the principles of mutuality and brotherhood,” he said Dilbeck highlighted the three tools he said help fight bystander behavior: target the problem, transcend barriers and take action
He closed his speech by encouraging ever yone in the audience to take the “Ever yday Hero Pledge,” an agreement to stop being a bystander in dangerous situations
Milstein Hall Wins P restigious Award for Bldg. Design
By NOAH TULSKY Sun Staff Wr ter
Milstein Hall along with 10 o
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Architecture
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c h opened in August 2011, recieved the award for its “emphasis on transparency ” and its “transactional qualities” in its physical design
The AIA jur y further stressed that Milstein’s studios “tolerate and celebrate the creative clutter
created by students,” according to its press release Milstein, designed by OMA and KHA Architects, bridged the space between historic Rand Hall and Sibley Hall and added 47,000 square feet of space to the College of Architecture, Art and Planning T h e b u i l d i n g i n c l u d e s 2 5 , 0 0 0 square feet of studio space and a
250 seat auditorium, according to the College of AAP website
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i t y Avenue, provides studio space to second through fifth year architects and functions as a flexible atrium for student collaboration, a c c o rd i n g t o Pr o f V i n c e Mulcahy, architecture
St u d e n t s a n d p r o f e s s o r s echoed AIA’s opinion of Milstein, saying that the space encouraged collaboration between students Daniel Toretsky ’16 said that Milstein’s open studio allows for community building
“Milstein has no par titions
The entire community works on one floor so you can see and hear ever yone It really ties together the a r c h i t e c t u re s c h o o l , ” To re t s k y said
Mu l c a h y e c h o e d To r e t s k y ’ s sentiments, saying that students b e n e f i t f r o m h a v i n g a n o p e n space that allows them to see and discuss each others’ work
“[Milstein] becomes a nexus of activity which you can feed on You’re not working in a room but in a studio, learning from people, having conversations with them,” Mulcahy said “It’s a huge c o m p o n e n t o f o u r l e a r n i n g process The students here are amazing and you want to make the most of it ” Milstein was originally con-
structed to meet a pressing need for space in the College of AAP, according to Mulcahy The studio in Rand was cramped, and professors and students alike felt constrained by the lack of translational space between the lecture halls of Sibley and the Rand studio, according to Mulcahy
“ We never had a space like this before [Milstein is] interstitial in the way it creates new connections, campus connections It’s r e a l l y a c o n n e c t i v e b u i l d i n g , ” Mulcahy said
Although Milstein is a stateof-the-art building, the space is one that allows for student creativity, according to Toretsky
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glistening new building In o
inside of this building, someone ha[d] to kick over a can of red paint,” Toretsky said
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Milstein can also obser ve the dayto-day workings of the College of
according to Mulcahy Bus riders can also
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Grad Students to Take On Parking Problems
focused more on sur veying residents about parking
“ There were also people talking to important businesses and stakeholders about their parking problems,” McCaslin added
The sur vey showed that although most people agreed that there was a problem with parking in Collegetown, there were differences in people’s perceptions of the parking problem, according to McCaslin
“You ask someone, ‘Is there a parking problem?’ and lots of people say ‘ yes ’ [because they are] dissatisfied with parking, but they'll disagree on what exactly the problem is Is it too expensive? Is there not enough parking? Are there too many students bringing cars to Collegetown?” he said
The real issue, according to the sur vey, was not that there was a lack of parking spaces, but rather that parking spaces were not easily accessible
“ We actually found that there is enough parking, but lots of the time, parking spaces aren ’ t where people want them to be They would have to walk three blocks from their parking to get to where they want to go So there really is this difference between reality and perceptions,” McCaslin said
The team presented its recommendations to the Department of Planning and Economic Development in December Megan Wilson, a planner for the City of Ithaca, said that she hopes to make the appropriate changes
t o C o l l e g e t ow n ' s parking situation within a y e a r, a c c o rdi n g t o a U n i v e r s i t y press release
“We actually found that there is enough parking, but lots of the time, parking spaces are not where people want them to be
“ To have that data available comes at a perfect time,” Wilson said in the press release “I was impressed with the quality of the data [especially] the extensive field sur veys I thought they did a good job ”
According to Kristin Szczepaniec M P A ’13, the City has been taking initiatives to tackle the issues that had been identified, as well as working on follow-up studies that will focus on more specific aspects of Collegetown parking
“[These follow-up studies will help to] measure exactly where all Cornell students park and figure out how to maximize or increase the use of the Collegetown area, ” Szezepaniec said
Some students also have plans to continue their work on studying parking independently McCaslin said that he hopes to focus his research on the effect of pricing on parking
“Although the project formally is over, this semester I'm doing independent study so I’m right now working with the City of Ithaca to develop what kinds of questions will be helpful for them to have me answer, ” McCaslin said “I might go into more detail about the specific pricing of parking, what exactly should parking cost so there will definitely be more work done on this ”
Kaitlyn Kwan can be reached at kkwan@cornellsun com
Bill Clinton to Speak at Ed Koch’s Funeral in N.Y.C.
NEW YORK (AP) Ed Koch is being remembered as the quintessential New Yorker an admired but tough, colorful former mayor who will be honored at his funeral by former President Bill Clinton
At the service Monday morning at Manhattan’s Temple Emanu-El, mourners will also hear about Koch’s other fierce loyalty: Israel The Israeli consul general is set to speak, along with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg
And New York Police Department helicopters are expected to fly over the synagogue in honor of Koch
Koch was a friend of both Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton, and was helpful during her successful campaign for the U S Senate from New York, according to Koch spokesman George Arzt Koch also backed Hillary Clinton in her presidential run
Bill Clinton will serve as a representative for President Barack Obama at the funeral
Koch died Friday of congestive heart failure at age 88
Friends from his weekly Greenwich Village luncheon gathering got together on Saturday, two weeks after his last meal with them
The funeral will be held at one of the nation’s most prominent synagogues, a Reform Jewish congregation on Fifth Avenue Bloomberg is a member, as are comedian Joan Rivers and former New York Gov Eliot Spitzer
‘‘I don’t want to leave Manhattan, even when I’m gone, ” he told The Associated Press in 2008 after purchasing a burial plot in Trinity Church Cemetery, at the time the only graveyard in Manhattan that still had space ‘‘ This is my home The thought of having to go to New Jersey was so distressing to me ”
Koch led his city for 12 years, with a brash, humor-tinged style that came to personify the New York of the 1980s
The Democratic mayor is credited with helping save New York from its economic crisis in the 1970s and leading it to financial rebirth But during his three terms as mayor, he also faced racial tensions and corruption among political allies, as well as the AIDS epidemic, homelessness and urban crime
In his weekly radio address, Bloomberg called Koch ‘‘ our most tireless, fearless, and guileless civic crusader ”
The mayor said his predecessor’s ‘‘tough, determined leadership and responsible fiscal stewardship helped lift the city out of its darkest days and set it on course for an incredible comeback ”
He added, ‘‘When someone needed a good kick in the rear, he gave it to them ”
Koch lost the Democratic nomination for mayor in 1989 to David Dinkins, who succeeded him
Koch said he was defeated ‘‘because of longevity ” In his words, ‘‘people get tired of you ”
Police: 9 Arrested in Brawl At Syracuse University
SYRACUSE, N Y (AP) Police say nine students were arrested after a melee erupted outside the student center at Syracuse University following a dance
Syracuse Police Sgt Tom Connellan says hundreds of students were leaving the center and numerous fights were going on when officers arrived at 1:40 a m Sunday When police tried to disperse the unruly crowd, Connellan says they were met with strong resistance
Connellan said officers arrested nine Syracuse University students on a variety of charges including disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and obstruction of government administration
The cause of the fights is still under investigation
Activists say they are prepared to take action if N.Y. allows fracking
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A Living, Lurking Threat In Sandy-Hit Homes:
NEW YORK (AP) Esther Tauscher stood outside her Staten Is l a n d h o m e , l e a f i n g t h ro u g h boxes of family photos that had been steeped in storm water She paused to point out life events
h e r h o n e y m o o n , h o l d i n g h e r baby boy in a hospital bed
The photos are just about all she has left Behind her, the home where she and her family lived for 14 years was being dismantled by a masked volunteer crew that tossed out her possessions and ripped out floorboards and walls
It was Tauscher’s only option Her house and nearly ever ything in it was consumed by mold
‘‘If the water didn’t get it, the mold got it,” she said
T h re e m o n t h s a f t e r
Superstorm Sandy, mold lurks in once-waterlogged buildings, hidi n g b e l ow s u b
foundations, and in door and w i n d
So
mottles walls in plain sight And it can make dwellers sick, another blow to people still recovering from the October storm that sent the Atlantic surging into homes in New Jersey and New York
Mold is flourishing in homes that never completely dried out, where the owners may have waited to make repairs or could not
a c c e s s t h e h o u s e f o r we e k s because of safety concerns Other flooded homes remain vacant and unheated
But even some who quickly
c h u c k e d s a t u r a t e d b e l o n g i n g s , ripped out soggy wallboards and carpets and scrubbed walls with cleaners and bleach are still finding mold, because the home didn ’ t fully dr y, treatment did not work or unscrupulous contractors didn’t actually kill it
‘‘Mold needs two things It needs food and it needs moisture, ” said Paul Lioy, a professor
o f e n v i ro n m e n t a l m e d i c i n e a t Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Piscataway, N J ‘‘So if you have places that aren ’ t completely dried out, you ’ re going to have conditions that are ripe for mold growth ”
Mo l d c a n s p u r c o u g h i n g , wheezing and other reactions in people who are allergic or sensitive to it or have asthma, and can cause infections in people with chronic lung conditions
In 2 0 0 4 , t h e In s t i t u t e o f Medicine found ‘‘sufficient evidence” of a link between damp, moldy indoor environments and u p p e r re s p i r a t o r y t r a c t s y m ptoms, coughing and wheezing in h e a l t h y p e o p l e , a n d a s t h m a symptoms in asthmatics
If mold is treated safely, there should be few long-term health effects, said Dr Kevin ChathamStephens, a pediatrician and enviro n m e n t
Mount Sinai Medical Center But d o i n g i t yo u r s e l f c o u l d m
k e things worse Chatham-Stephens said bleach and other chemicals used to clean mold can also cause respirator y irritation
Mold remediation can cost as much as $15,000 and require people to leave their homes for days It is not directly covered by t h e Fe d e
York City’s Rapid Repair program, which provides emergency repairs to residents affected by the storm Ne w Yo rk Ma yo r Mi c
Mold
announced a $15 million
mold in about 2,000 city homes
The money was raised privately, and the program will be run by a community development nonprofit It will find homeowners through referrals, with the neediest families receiving priority The city is also holding training sessions on how to deal with mold in the home
The program was launched by the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, the Red Cross
Foundation
Action, said that the city’s program is ‘‘ a good first step, ” but that 2,000 homes is ‘‘really only a start
formed ‘‘Back Home, Back to Wo rk ,
wants to use union members to clean out mold-infested homes in New York The group is calling for par t of the $50 5 billion emergency aid package passed by Congress to be used for mold
Schumer said he would like to see federal money allocated to fight mold
Ne w
opportunities for a similar program, said Donna Leusner, a spokeswoman for the New Jersey Department of Health The state is waiting to see if grants from the aid package can be used to help residents fight mold
The Robin Hood Foundation also made grants to programs in New Jersey that provide free mold remediation to Sandy victims Lioy worries the mold problem will only get worse in the spring and summer, when consistently warm temperatures will a l l ow m o l d t o f l o u r i s h Eve n warm days like Wednesday and T h u
u re s reached into the 50s and 60s, can accelerate mold growth
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Incentivizing All Four Years at Cornell
IN DECEMBER, STUDENTS FROM SIX OF Cornell’s seven undergraduate colleges donned caps and gowns and received diplomas from the University But their colleagues from the School of Industrial and Labor Relations were not likely among them ILR students who completed their degree requirements this fall are biding their time on campus during a mandatory eighth semester of study We believe ILR’s eight semester residency requirement denies its students license to shape their undergraduate education in accordance with personal priorities While we understand that ILR instituted this policy to relieve the financial strain it suffers as a result of early graduation, we implore ILR and Cornell’s other colleges to pursue alternatives to an outright ban
Rising tuition, while often unavoidable, has contributed to an increase in the number of Cornellians seeking to graduate after only seven semesters Often, students are burdened by loans and face a long road to paying off the debt incurred during their college years Others may have job opportunities, a desire to travel or the inclination to engage in community service Whatever the reason, the decision to complete an undergraduate degree in less than four years should lie in the hands of the student, not an administrator If administrators in ILR believe the school’s graduation requirements appropriately reflect the effort necessary to earn a degree, students should be permitted to graduate upon meeting those prerequisites
We acknowledge that an uptick in Cornellians graduating early over the last several years, across all of the colleges, has placed a financial strain on the University Cornell relies on a certain amount of expected tuition money from each student it enrolls, and those funds decrease when a significant percentage of each class decides to forgo an eighth semester We recognize that ILR has taken some steps to compensate for this loss in revenue, such as admitting more transfer students But its rigid early graduation policy is not fair to students who are willing and able to complete a rigorous course load in a condensed period of time
Other schools at Cornell have turned to more flexible solutions to keep students on campus without eliminating the option for early graduation The College of Engineering promotes enrollment in a Master of Engineering program that can be earned with a ninth semester Additionally, some colleges have placed upper limits on the number of Advanced Placement credits that can be applied toward graduation just as ILR has recently cut, by more than half, the number of AP credits that can be used toward degree fulfilment But while the policies of the other colleges ensure that most students will spend a full four years at Cornell, they do not deny students the option of a more expeditious undergraduate career
The colleges should instead invest time and resources into creating an eighth semester experience that will incentivize Cornellians to stay on campus While we do not believe students should be buried under another requirement, we think the University should offer second semester seniors more ways to take advantage of opportunities that may have slipped by in previous semesters By creating senior-oriented programs that allow students to use their time on The Hill for personal growth, public service and civic engagement, the administration can begin to ensure that students’ final semesters at Cornell are as worthwhile as their first
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The ongoing and rapid evolution of ne wspapers necessarily involves a move to internet co-publication This move to Internet journalism has allowed ne ws organizations ( The Sun included) to receive reader feedback o n i n d i v i d u a l a r t i c l e s a n d o p - e d s through the comments section immediately following the ar ticles A common lament of this ne w democratization and anonymity of comments sections is that they allow for individuals, known as trolls, to reduce civility and promote a vitriolic, hate and ignorance-filled mudslinging These seemingly omnipresent c re a t u re s a p p e a r t o
into any ar ticle concerning any hot-button issue they come across The contributors and journalists of any ne ws organization with a large enough online reade
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across their ar ticle Dare I say, it contributes little to the informed discussion of the issue the author is writing about These types of comments appear reassuringly infrequently on The Sun’s website Cer tainly, cheap insults and anonymized ignorance sometimes appear, par ticularly when the subject of the ar ticle is some national or international political issue, but, by and large, the comments on The Su n ’ s w e b s i t e , d e s p i t e t h e c l o a k o f anonymity, remain topical, reasoned and informed For example, I was impressed by the learned and well-argued disagreement to The Sun’s editorial on divesting from fossil fuels This type of discourse is a testament to the readership of The Sun, who choose even in the anarchic for um of Internet anonymity to attempt to inform other readers and persuade the author to reach a different conclusion This reasoned discourse is also a testament to the writers and editors at The Sun That a commenter responds to The Sun’s ar ticles with reasoned arguments
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To be sure, even many of these constr uctive comments are raw in a way that only anonymous publication (or a brash personality) allows There is little sugarcoating in the online comments sections, even among the informed comments following The Sun’s ar ticles But this type of feedback is positive nonetheless Raw but well-reasoned and informed criticism is something to celebrate While we may not want to get coffee with people who address us with the same candor and heated disagreement, in their purpose in presenting divergent, vigorous o
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CORRECTION
A sports story Friday, “C U Looks to Extend Six-Game Streak,” incorrectly stated that Morgan Richardson’s sibling Daron Richardson was her brother In fact, Daron Richardson is Morgan Richardson’s sister
The print version of a Friday opinion column, “50 Shades of Blame: Fault in Sexual Assault,” incorrectly attributed the author of the column The column was, in fact, written by Ratnika Prasad
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AER
8:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Haunt
Known for their reggae, pop, indie rock and rap sound, AER plays a significant portion of their set without the aid of a computer, featuring exquisite riffs on guitar and voice AER’s debut album came out last summer, following its popular single “Floats my Boat” and their iTunes chart-topping EP What You Need The duo has also opened for stars such as Mac Miller, Shwayze, Hoodie Allan and Cris Crab
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Side by Side: The Science, Art, and Impact of Digital Cinema
7 p m on Thursday at Cornell Cinema
According to the documentar y Side by Side, we are in the the major moment of film histor y As we are transitioning from film to digital, cinema is figuring out what it’s supposed to be Side by Side is here to document it Will 3-D last? Why are Steven Soderbergh and David Lynch considering quitting film? This unbiased look at where film has been and where it is going is essential for anyone who cares about the moving image and the direction in which it’s moving Narrated by Keanu Reeves, Side by Side features Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, Steven Soderbergh, David Fincher and Lena Dunham Me re d i t h Joyc e
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
Beauties and Beasties in Children’s Book Illustrations
Feb 2 to May 5 at the Johnson Museum
“ There is nothing outside the text, ” you may say in your Goldwin Smith Hall seminar, but there was a time when you tore through books only because of the vivid pictures that accompanied the words Admit it: Stephen Gammell’s chilling illustrations for Scar y Stories to Tell in the Dark were responsible for 75 percent of your childhood nightmares The Johnson Museum recognizes this impressionable ar twork with “Beauties and Beasties in Children’s Book Illustrations,” an exhibition that showcases original paintings, drawings and designs by such famed illustrators as Gar th Williams and Maurice Sendak
Ain’t No Party Like a Liz Lemon Party
n my last column, I discussed how, although it would be sad, I was ready to let 30 Rock end I argued that it is better to allow 30 Rock to leave the airwaves while it’s still good than to let it drag on and on like so many other shows While I still believe this fervently, I was surprised just how emotional the 30 Rock series finale was for me I have not sobbed that much since the last time I saw Up
As a disclaimer, it takes almost nothing to make me cry I once started crying during a really touching Oreo commercial However, it was more than just the sentiment of a grandfather and grandson enjoying the American tradition of dipping Oreos into milk that caused the waterworks Friday morning as I watched “Hogcock/Last Lunch” on Hulu
I realized that this is the only television show that I have watched from start to finish For the past seven years, I have been watching Liz Lemon try to have it all every Thursday on NBC (or Friday on Hulu) I was there when Liz fought for Pete’s job in the pilot, when she chose her dream job over a life with Floyd in Cleveland, when she dumped Jon Hamm because he is stupid, when she realized she wants a family and when she finally got it
The more I thought about it, those seven years were probably the most formative years of my life Although I found Lena Dunham’s confessional to Tina Fey and Amy Poehler “You guys got me through middle school!” pretty obnoxious, yeah That’s what’s happening here
When 30 Rock premiered on Oct 11, 2006, I was 13 years old I had started a new school the previous year, I had braces (and also a headgear I had to wear at night but we don’t have to go into that) and I refused to bend to the pressure of skinny jeans insisting that Stacy and Clinton of What not to Wear say that straight-leg looks better My favorite color was purple, my celebrity crush was Rupert Grint, I wanted to be Jack
McCoy when I grew up and I thought I had a great singing voice
All of that changed over the course of those seven years (for one thing, I realized it would look incestuous if I were with another redhead) Most of that has very little to do with 30 Rock, but through all of that change, 30 Rock was there consistently making me laugh not to mention that I built some of my closest friendships over our mutual love of our blazer-wearing heroine
During a time for many girls that is filled with body image issues and low self-esteem (brought on by the existence of Blake Lively), I was lucky to have Tina Fey as my role model When I felt dorky or ugly, I could watch Liz Lemon brazenly stick up for her feminist ideals, wear work sneakers and make jokes about her spanx (which I appreciated because those things got me through Bat-Mitzvah season in one piece )
Of course, those seven years were also transformative for Fey Apart from those who watched her every week on SNL, she was virtually unknown to the public until her Sarah Palin impression in 2008 Many critics were sure 30 Rock would be cancelled, especially in its first season, when it was competing against Aaron Sorkin’s Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Yet, against all odds, she proved that a show could be weird and smart without sacrificing its popularity
Julia Moser
Carrot Top Confessions
As the years went on, 30 Rock won Emmys, Golden Globes and SAG Awards Fey’s memoir Bossypants (which if you have not read then literally why are you reading this? Go!) was on The New
York Times bestseller list Today, she is recognized and loved, not just by one niche audience, but by all English-speaking or subtitle-reading people with a sense of humor She has worked so hard and achieved so much In her personal life, Fey had two children over the course of 30 Rock’ s run: Alice
and Penelope I love my parents, but I would be lying if I said a little part of me wasn ’ t jealous of those two lucky girls
Seven years isn’t that much time in the grand scheme of things, but for me, for Tina Fey and for many other nerdy individuals who’ve been watching 30 Rock since Day One, those seven years saw a whole lot change I know its just a show and shows end all the time, but I can ’ t help feeling as if something grand has just ended something unique of which only those of us alive and paying attention for those seven years are cognizant
I think the only other time I felt a similar emotion was when sat alone in my room the summer of 2007 reading the final installment of the Harry Potter series But this feels different Whereas that was a global phenomenon, my relationship with 30 Rock seems much more personal
Liz Lemon and Tina Fey have been such inspirations to me during hard times in my life, I guess I shouldn’t be so surprised at how much I sobbed while Jenna Maroney sang “I Will Never Forget You, Rural Juror ” Again, I truly believe that it was 30 Rock’ s time, but I will miss you, Rural Juror, and Jack, Kenneth, Pete, Frank, Dr Spaceman, Tracy, Jenna and Liz Thank you to the entire cast, crew and to Tina Fey, for having been so wonderful Moser out
Julia Moser is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at jmoser@cornellsun com Carrot Top Confessions runs alternate Mondays this semester
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Wrest ler s Take Eleventh Straight Ivy League Title
CHAMPIONSHIP
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bout Dake was looking to turn his opponent throughout the period, but the Columbia wrestler stayed flat Dake chose down in the second and jumped to his feet for an escape He notched three takedowns in the second to hold a 9-2 advantage and continued to look for a way to pin his opponent in the third Dake was leading 11-4 before he won by fall in 6:02 for his second pin of the day
Bosak squared off against Drew Rebling at 184 Bosak had his first takedown 20 seconds into the first and pushed his way to two three-point nearfalls He chose to start the second on top and won by fall in 3:48 to record his fifth fall of the season
“[Steve Bosak] is finally back to his old self He is the least confident national champion that I have ever met You got Kyle who will tell you how great he is and then Steve who will tell you how bad he is [They] are just complete opposites,” Koll said “It is ironic that they are on the same team They do play off of each other and they do have different strengths and weaknesses They are both great captains because they do complement each other ”
The Red will host Bucknell on Sunday, for a dual at Friedman
The match will also be the last time that the eight seniors will ever wrestle in competition at home on the Hill
“This is their last hoorah I don’t worry about [the seniors]; I worry about the freshmen and sophomores You are your best coach These are 22-year-old men, as opposed to 18-year-old boys,” Koll said
Haley Velasco can be reached at hvelasco@cornellsun com
The Corne¬ Daily Sun
After Loss to Tigers, Red Bounces Back
In Victor y O ver Penn
By ALBERT LIAO Sun Staff Wr ter
The Cornell men ’ s basketball team (10-11, 2-2 Ivy) had an up-and-down weekend, as it was routed by Princeton (10-7, 3-0) on Friday, 76-59, but managed to rally in the second half against Penn (4-16, 1-2) to win its second game in the Ivy League on Saturday, 71-69
The Red played well against Princeton in the first half, controlling the pace of the game, but Princeton dictated the tempo in the second half, which was an important factor in the win, according to senior point guard and captain Miles Asafo-Adjei
“A big thing with Princeton is that we have to speed them up, ” Asafo-Adjei said “ They want to slow the game down, since they’re so big and they run their offense so well We have to get them out of their offense and we were able to do that in the first half, but we weren ’ t able to do it as well in the second half They’re such a good team at running their offense and doing what they want to do, they were able to get easy buckets and score around the basket in the second half; that’s what made us lose the game ”
Princeton’s Ian Hummer a strong Ivy League Player of the Year candidate led the charge, scoring 22 points, grabbing nine rebounds and recording four assists In the first half alone, he scored 18 points to give the Tigers a 34-30 lead going into the half
“[Hummer’s] a tremendous player ver y tough to guard, especially with the way they play their offense, since it’s hard to double team him with the shooters that they have,” Asafo-Adjei said “ We just have to play a little better team
d e f e n s e o n h i m a n d g i v e Sh o n n [Miller], Errick [Peck] and the guys guarding him a little more help, but he’s a great player ”
Hummer’s effective game gave the Red a better idea of how it will need to defend the 6’7” for ward when the two teams meet again in Ithaca
“[Hummer] had a good game against us Friday; he had 18 against us in the first half, which is absolutely ridiculous,” said senior for ward Errick Peck “ When we play him again, we’ll do a better job on him, as he didn’t take many tough shots this time He had a lot of layups off of our defensive breakdowns ”
Sophomore for ward Shonn Miller and senior for ward
tunity to take the reins As a
y o u n g a s s i s t a n t c o a c h a n d re c r u i t i n g c o o rd i n a t o r, A rc h e r said working under Austin and former head coach Jim Knowles gave him invaluable knowledge about football
“I think ever y step in your life you have the oppor tunity to
Josh Figini both played well against Princeton, scoring 12 and 13 points, respectively, to lead the team
“Josh is finally getting his confidence back with his shot and he can really shoot it,” Peck said “He’s a deadly [weapon] in this league, since we ’ ve got a lot of bigger, slower centers tr ying to guard him As for Shonn, he’s been good all year And his confidence is high; he’s certainly playing well right now ”
After a disappointing start to the weekend, the Red was able to bounce back against Penn, but the victor y was not easy The Red found itself down by 10 with 14 minutes left in the second half, but was able to rally for the win on a big shot by sophomore Galal Cancer with 10 seconds to play The game ser ved as a big confidence boost for the team, according to Asafo-Adjei “I think [the win against Penn] shows a lot of maturity in our team and how we ’ ve grown in the l a s t c o u p l e y e a r s , ” A s a f o - Ad j e i said “ The loss at Princeton was a tough one but to turn around and come from behind and get a win at the Palestra is huge It’s a huge win for our record and a huge win for our confidence as well ” Peck was a key factor in the game, scoring 20 points without missing a shot He was 8-8 from the field, 1-1 from three, and 3-3 on free throws
“[Peck’s] an important part of our team, ” Asafo-Adjei
over as the head of a team that has not been over 500 since 2005 Archer’s senior year
With a talented but pass-heavy offense led by junior quar terback Jeff Mathe ws, the Red has not been able to find a foothold at the top of the Ivy League,
c o n t i n u i n g t o u n d e
learn from people, and I learned a lot of great things from Coach Austin, I learned a lot of great things from Coach Knowles,” Archer said “I hope to be able to use my own style, but take the great things from both those guys ” After finishing the 2012 season with a disappointing 2-5 conference record, Archer takes
c h i e v e After Mathe ws led the team to a 5-5 finish in 2011, the Red was picked to finish third in the Ivy League this season, but ended in a tie for the second-to-last spot
W i t h M a t h e w s a g a i n a t t h e helm of the offense as a senior this upcoming season, the squad will still heavily rely on his arm
However, Archer said he will tr y to implement a more balanced
o f f e n s e a f t e r w a t c h i n g t h e growth and success of the Red’s r o o k i e r u n n i n g b a c k s L u k e
Hagy and Silas Nacita this year
“I think you have to look at what your players do well and put them in a position to succeed,” Archer said “Obviously, Jeff has experience and production throwing the football and a l o t o f u n b e l i e v a b l y h i s t o r i c things have happened here in the passing game So we ’ re going to work hard to make sure our players are in the best position, but we also will have a more balanced approach ” The success of the Red’s passing game can also be attributed t o t h e s t e a d f a s t p r o t e c t i o n Mathe ws has received from his offensive line The line spor ted four seniors this season, includi n g A l l - A m e r i c a n a n d Se n i o r Bowl All-Star J C Tretter and center Bob Bullington, who battled a season-long injur y to his r i g h t w r i s t S e n i o r s D y l a n Cunningham and John Begley will also be leaving behind an offensive line that has provided complete coverage for Mathe ws these past three years A former o f f e n s i v e l i n e m a n h i m s e l f ,
said “He’s capable of doing that ever y night; it was a great boost for his confidence It’s great to see him play that way Missing the last year was tough on him, so he’s happy to be back on the court I’m looking for ward to him continuing to play that way and that’ll make us a ver y tough team to beat ”
The big play of the game was the game-winning shot by Cancer in the final seconds He received a screen, got into the lane and was able to convert a tough bank shot Cancer’s game-winner capped off a solid all-around game, finishing with nine points, four assists, two rebounds and two steals
“ We wanted to set a flat ball screen for Galal and for him to come off and just create, ” Asafo-Adjei said “[ We wanted ]to see if he could get to the basket That’s what coach [Bill Courtney] wanted him to do and he was able to do that If he was locked up, he could have found someone else We just wanted him to read the situation and he made an incredible play and got the basket to go for us ”
The Red will be back at Newman Arena next weekend for two games against Har vard and Dartmouth The team said it understands that if it has any shot at winning the Ivy League, it needs to win the rest of its games “ We’re [still in] the hunt for the Ivy League title,” Peck said “Even with two losses we can win it, we just have to win out ”
Archer will have his work cut out for him in patching up this line “I mean you can ’ t replace J C Tretter and quite frankly you c a n ’ t re p l a c e B o b Bu l l i n g t o n , w i t h t h e t h i n g s t h a t t h e y ’ v e meant to us and the work that they’ve given,” Archer said “ We have to use what they’ve shown these younger guys and we’ll still f i r e i n t h e y o u n g e r g u y s [because] it is now their turn to step up into a leading role ”
While the offensive line will n e e d t o r e b u i l d , t h e R e d ’ s defense is beginning to come into its own after dealing with s o m e yo u t h a n d i n e x p e r i e n c e this season In the squad’s six l o s s e s , i t w a s n o t a l a c k o f offense that hur t, but an inability to limit opponents ’ touchdown totals In the team ’ s three straight losses to end the 2012 season, the Red allowed at least four touchdowns in ever y game
“A lot of our defense was young and we ’ re returning a lot of players on defense, guys that have a lot of pride and are going
to r un the football and make t a c k l e s a n d d e s t r o y b l o c k s , ” Archer said “I think that if they mature and get more experience and get another year older I’m c o n f i d e n t t h a t w e w i l l [improve] ”
As Archer continues to work to create a more potent fan base f o r C o r n e l l f o o t b a l l ,
o faces the challenge of building a staff that will help him do so Though he has not made any changes yet, Archer is confident in the type of person that can
program
“I think what I want is to get guys who are teachers, guys who
motivators and guys that love Cornell That is kind of my pre-
recr uiting, and I’m going to surround myself with those types of people ”
The Corne¬ Daily Sun
Spor ts
Red Makes History With 11th
By HALEY VELASCO Sun Assistant Sports Editor
The Cornell wrestling team won its eleventh straight Ivy League title on Saturday evening after it defeated Columbia, 29-12 The Red currently has the longest current streak of an Ivy League team in conference histor y
“When you wrestle the Ivy League schools, sometimes you can have an advantage because of class schedules No one goes to Cornell or Columbia just to wrestle,” said head coach Rob Koll
The win against the Lions was the second of the weekend for the Red after it took down Hofstra, 30-15
Senior captains Kyle Dake and Steve Bosak both grabbed two wins on the day as Dale moved to a career high 13 wins for the season
The day began at Hofstra with the first dual of the day Highlights of the match included freshman No 6 Nahshon Garrett beating No 16 Steve Bonanno of Hofstra in a 3-1 decision and Dake’ defeat of Nick Terdick at 165 pounds, picking up his 12th pin of the season in just 1:05 Junior Marshall Peppelman also took down his opponent, Jermaine John, to win a 5-3 decision and No 4 Bosak faced off against Taras Luzhnyy at 184 pounds, notching three back points, before winning by fall in 2:55
After the win against Hofstra, the Red got back on the bus and traveled from Long Island to Manhattan to face off against Columbia The dual against the Lions started with Garrett taking down Columbia’s Penn Gottfried, 11-1 Junior Mike Nevinger faced the Lions’ Alec Mooradian at 141 pounds and grabbed a takedown, winning a 6-0 decision
At 149 pounds, No 14 junior Chris Villalonga won a 6-1 decision over his opponent
At 165 pounds, Dake took down Josh Houldworth 13 seconds into the
With Two More ECAC Losses, Men’s Hockey Slump Continues
Despite a more positive and focused atmosphere during practice last week, the Red’s midseason losing streak continued against two ECAC rivals this weekend Cornell (8-11-2, 4-8-2 ECAC) was defeated 4-2 by St Lawrence (12-10-4, 5-5-4) on Friday and could not keep pace with Clarkson (6-13-7, 5-6-3) in a 6-3 defeat on Saturday The Red has now lost five games in a row, as well as eight of its previous nine, dating back to a 6-4 loss to the University of Maine on Dec 29
Against St Lawrence, the Red surrendered a goal in the game ’ s second minute, but rebounded by taking opportunity of a first period power play With a one-man advantage, sophomore for ward Joel Lowry tied the game at one apiece with a quick shot past Saints’ junior goalie Matt
Weninger
Sophomore for ward John McCarron continued the momentum with another power play goal, this time in the second period, giving the Red a 2-1 advantage St Lawrence struck back in the third to tie the game at 2-2, and the Saints took the lead on a power play goal later in the period Prior to the score, Cornell had killed all five prior St Lawrence power plays of the evening Finally, the Saints added an empty-netter to ice the game at 4-2
The Red’s penalty woes continued Saturday at Potsdam against Clarkson The Golden Knights pressured the Red in the first minute and outshot Cornell 28-25 on the night
The Red struck first, however, off a McCarron pass to sophomore defenseman Joakim Ryan in the
first period With the Red leading 1-0, Clarkson bounced back after a five-minute major penalty on Cornell, allowing the Golden Knights to score three goals through the beginning of the second period
Cornell got back into the action during the second period as senior forward Greg Miller used a savvy fake to freeze the Clarkson defense, while senior defenseman Nick D’Agostino put the puck into the back of the net to narrow the opponent ’ s advantage to 3-2
Trading goals with Clarkson, sophomore forward Brian Ferlin struck next for the Red to make the score 4-3 heading into the third For the second consecutive night, however, the Red was unable to keep pace in the third period, eventually falling 6-3
The Red will have some troubling trends to ameliorate as it enters the ECAC stretch run The team has lost five straight for the first time since 1999, and has allowed 26 goals in the third period as compared to 17 and 15 in the first and second periods, respectively
Although remaining strong on defense and the penalty kill, the Red finds itself near the bottom of the ECAC in goals per game (2 38) and penalty minutes (401) The Red returns to Lynah on Friday to tr y and snap rival Quinnipiac’s 19-game unbeaten streak and will host Princeton on Saturday
Compiled by Chris Mills
By SCOTT CHIUSANO Sun Assistant Sports Editor
Falling short | Senior defenseman Nick D’Agostino cut Clarkson’s lead to one in the second period on Saturday, but it was not enough for the Red
